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321 Columbus Avenue

1,400Records
22City systems
1Open violations
18.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,400 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 563 311 service requests, 157 DOB permits, 148 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1898
Floors10
Res. units76
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)LA ROCHELLE 75 I LLC
BBL1011280001
BIN1028743

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18.9. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (67) · Illegal Parking (12) · Encampment (11) · Vendor Enforcement (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).

Filed construction activity

$3,477,760 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (50 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1898)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LA ROCHELLE 75 I LLC
Head officerJENNIFER LAU
Managing agentFAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-29

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$31,727,000 $14,277,150
2026$29,252,000 $13,163,400
2027$27,677,000 $12,454,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 24/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AssetNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 75 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 76 St & Columbus Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

321 Columbus Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT — 207 buildings, 6,649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A51 · B80 · C51 · D16 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2300 5 Avenue MN771 C
975 Simpson St BX376 C
45 West 139 Street MN326 C
620 Lenox Avenue MN259 C
630 Lenox Avenue MN259 C
60 West 142 Street MN257 C
710 East New York Avenue BK230 B
680 St Nicholas Avenue MN111 B
50 West 139 Street MN108 C
560 Lenox Avenue MN105 B
1710 Andrews Avenue South BX82 B
321 Columbus Avenue MN76 A
1685 Hoe Avenue BX75 A
1551 Shakespeare Avenue BX72 A
1730 Andrews Avenue South BX64 B
955 Rutland Road BK60 B
414 West 48 Street MN54 A
2019 Monterey Avenue BX54 C
1240 Westchester Avenue BX54 B
1601 Macombs Road BX53 B
25 Tapscott Street BK48 B
619 Howard Avenue BK48 A
2041 Pacific Street BK48 B
940 Tiffany Street BX48 B
1075 Longfellow Avenue BX46 B
2058 Union Street BK46 B
3621 Broadway MN46 D
1083 Longfellow Avenue BX45 C
5314 6 Avenue BK45 B
551 East 178 Street BX45 B
1715 Vyse Avenue BX44 B
923 Simpson Street BX43 C
328 West 53 Street MN41 A
2027 Monterey Avenue BX40 B
900 Fox Street BX40 B
1665 Vyse Avenue BX38 B
1717 Bryant Avenue BX38 B
5301 6 Avenue BK38 A
1698 Vyse Avenue BX37 A
1690 Vyse Avenue BX37 B
1668 Vyse Avenue BX37 A
1662 Vyse Avenue BX37 B
1680 Vyse Avenue BX37 B
212 Crown Street BK35 B
725 Howard Avenue BK35 B
1693 Vyse Avenue BX34 B
1491 St Johns Place BK32 A
1506 Sterling Place BK32 B
1463 St Johns Place BK32 C
438 49 Street BK32 B
104 Tapscott Street BK32 B
187 Tapscott Street BK32 A
1578 Sterling Place BK31 B
1568 Sterling Place BK31 A
1640 Sterling Place BK31 C
1598 Sterling Place BK31 D
1588 Sterling Place BK31 B
1521 Sterling Place BK31 B
891 Fox Street BX30 A
207 Central Park North MN30 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $68,140,451 on 2006-02-17 (lender: Column Financial, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-15AL&R $46,500,000 — from LA ROCHELLE 75 I LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $46,500,000
2017-03-15Agreement $46,500,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to LA ROCHELLE 75 I LLC $46,500,000
2010-04-28RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO $73,123,491
2007-02-15Agreement $50,000,000 — from COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. to NEW YORK SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $50,000,000
2007-02-15AL&R $50,000,000 — from LA ROCHELLE 75 I LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $50,000,000
2007-02-15Agreement $50,000,000 — from LA ROCHELLE 75 I LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $50,000,000
2007-02-15CERR $50,000,000 — from LA ROCHELLE 75 LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $50,000,000
2006-02-17AL&R $70,200,000 — from COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. to LA ROCHELLE 75 LLC $70,200,000
2006-02-17Agreement $70,200,000 — from LA ROCHELLE 75 LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $70,200,000
2006-02-17Mortgage $68,140,451 — from LA ROCHELLE 75 LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $68,140,451
2006-02-17Deed $63,500,000 — from EFPOL REALTY COMPANY to LA ROCHELLE 75 LLC $63,500,000
1999-03-17Mortgage $334,455 — from EFPOL REALTY COMPANY; EFPOL REALTY CO. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $334,455
1994-05-11Mortgage $549,114 — from EFPOL REALTY CO.; EFPOL REALTY COMPANY to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $549,114
1989-01-26Mortgage $1,350,975 — from EPPOL REALTY COMPANY to APPLE BANK SVGS $1,350,975

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173212446296
20183111250673
20192912380483
2020112390153
202113910603131
202211514002158
202311112305140
20243610944126
202555570774
202650211128
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The full timeline

Construction 302Enforcement 198Housing & tenants 807Ownership & money 48Health & systems 45

Every one of the 1,400 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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